Reply #2: I strongly disagree....choosing Warren was a MISTAKE

[SeaLyons]

I agree with Kathryn Kolbert's comments wholeheartedly:

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There is no shortage of religious leaders who reflect the values on which President-elect Obama campaigned and who are working to advance the common good. Rev. Joseph Lowery, who has been selected to give the benediction, is a lifelong advocate for justice. There are others like him, and in our increasingly diverse nation, they aren't all Christian.

Rick Warren gets plenty of attention through his books and media appearances and has every right to promote his religious views. But he doesn't need or deserve a position of honor at the inauguration of a president who has given hope to so many Americans by rejecting the politics of division and emphasizing his commitment to constitutional values.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/kolbert.warren/index.html